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>    Since Bochs 2.2 it is possible to use Cirrus SVGA graphics. The Cirrus device
    supports both ISA and PCI depending on the <TT
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>bochsrc</TT
> settings.
    If PCI is disabled or the Cirrus card is not assigned to a PCI slot, it appears
    as a CL-GD5430 ISA with 2MB VRAM. If you assign the Cirrus card to a PCI slot,
    it appears as a CL-GD5446 PCI with 4MB VRAM.
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>    In order to use Cirrus SVGA, you need to compile Bochs using the <CODE
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>--enable-clgd54xx</CODE
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    option and enable it in your <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>bochsrc</TT
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    <A
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    Finally, you need to use the Cirrus version of the
    <A
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>LGPL'd VGABIOS</A
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    as <A
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    applications to correctly detect Cirrus support.
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>  # Enable CL-GD5446 PCI
  vga: extension=cirrus
  vgaromimage: file=$BXSHARE/VGABIOS-lgpl-latest-cirrus
  pci: enabled=1, chipset=i440fx, slot1=cirrus
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>    The VGABIOS is already included in the Bochs release, so no separate download is necessary.
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